Potter stunt double feared paralysed

DANIEL Radcliffe's stunt double is feared to have been paralysed after an explosion on a Harry Potter film set.

Paramedics were called after the 25-year-old stunt man plunged to the ground while rehearsing a flying sequence involving an explosion.

He apparently told colleagues he could not feel his legs after he fell yesterday at the Leavesden studios near Watford.

A source said: "He was rehearsing a scene which involved an explosion. He was rigged up to a harness and was flying through the air. He may have been caught by the explosion and hit the ground very hard.

"He told crew members who went to help him he couldn't feel anything from the waist down. It has come as a terrible shock."

The crew had been carrying out pre-production tests for stunts for Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows, the final book of the series and seventh film in the franchise which stars Radcliffe, pictured.

It is not thought that any of the stars were present at the time of the accident. A spokesman for the studio said: "We can confirm a member of the Harry Potter production was injured in an accident. We are awaiting further news."

An ambulance spokesman confirmed an ambulance had been called to the studio and that "a man in his twenties sustained a significant back injury".